Low frequency architecture for multi-lamp CCFL systems with capacitive ignition

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1072-1078

  Doshi, Montu ^a   Bian, Jianjian ^a   Zane, Regan ^a   Azcondo, Francisco J ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKLIGHTING; CAPACITIVE IGNITION; COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMPS (CCFL); CURRENT REGULATION;

CAPACITANCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLUORESCENT LAMPS; IGNITION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; TELEVISION; TOPOLOGY;

COLD CATHODE TUBES;

EID: 33744971927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2005.1453127     Document Type: Article

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